New science education standards finalized earlier this year received a middle-of-the-road C grade from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a charity that evaluates state and national education standards. The Next Generation Science Standards were created by representatives from 26 states and are based on a framework from the National Research Council.

Flame retardants tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate will be banned from residential upholstered furniture and children’s products sold in Vermont. The . . .